Femme Fatale Fridays: Lydia Bennet

Femme Fatale Fridays: Lydia Bennet

Posted June 4, 2010 by Whitney in Femme Fatale / 11 Comments

“A Femme Fatale, translating to “Deadly Woman” in french, is an alluring, seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire. Often this leads them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations.” ~ Wikipedia  I first discovered this class of women from 1930s and 40s film noir several years ago and was seduced […]

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Book Review: A Long Fatal Love Chase

Book Review: A Long Fatal Love Chase

Posted June 3, 2010 by Whitney in Review / 10 Comments

Until one night when an unannounced stranger comes to Rosamond Vivian’s island, stealing her heart and whisking her away from her home. Rosamond and her now husband Philip Tempest, live a peaceful and happy first year until a mysterious lady appears at their doorstep divulging some unknown information about Phillip which turns Rosamond’s heart cold […]

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Wuthering Heights Wednesday Week 9

Wuthering Heights Wednesday Week 9

Posted June 2, 2010 by Whitney in read-along / 7 Comments

Wuthering Heights Wednesday is all about the Wuthering Heights Read-along hosted by Jill at Fizzy Thoughts with each week we will read three chapters from the classic novel and then post our thoughts on, you guessed it –Wednesday! Volume 2 Chapters 9-13 Synopsis: Edgar’s cold has not improved and he is starting to face reality […]

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Jane in June

Jane in June

Posted June 1, 2010 by Whitney in Event / 17 Comments

Jane in June is finally here!  Misty at Book Rat has really put some elbow grease into this event and is filled with a myriad of all things Jane this month.  My plan is to read Jane’s novels in the order that they were published.  I’m not guaranteeing that I’ll get to them all but […]

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Book Review: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Book Review: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Posted May 29, 2010 by Whitney in Review / 9 Comments

I like this book, but at the same time I didn’t.  I think this is because some of the magical creatures such as the talking china dolls were unnecessary and got in the way for the real reason of the story, to get Dorothy back to Kansas with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry.  Even so, […]

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Femme Fatale Fridays: Dolores Haze

Femme Fatale Fridays: Dolores Haze

Posted May 28, 2010 by Whitney in Femme Fatale / 13 Comments

“A Femme Fatale, translating to “Deadly Woman” in french, is an alluring, seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire. Often this leads them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations.” ~ Wikipedia  I first discovered this class of women from 1930s and 40s film noir several years ago and was seduced […]

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Friday Memes #10

Friday Memes #10

Posted May 28, 2010 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 7 Comments

It’s Friday! Time for another Book Blogger Hop hosted by Jennifer at Crazy for Books The Hop is designed to discover great book bloggers and be discovered yourself. Not only can we discover new blogs but great books to add to the ever growing wish-list. So hop on over and join the fun! Here are […]

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Character Connection: Clare Quilty

Character Connection: Clare Quilty

Posted May 28, 2010 by Whitney in Meme / 8 Comments

The Introverted Reader is hosting a weekly meme entitle Character Connection We all have characters we love. Let’s spotlight these fantastic creations! Whether you want to be friends with them or you have a full-blown crush on them, you know you love them and want everyone else to love them too! My Character Crush is […]

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Wuthering Heights Wednesday Week 8

Wuthering Heights Wednesday Week 8

Posted May 26, 2010 by Whitney in read-along / 8 Comments

Wuthering Heights Wednesday is all about the Wuthering Heights Read-along hosted by Jill at Fizzy Thoughts with each week we will read three chapters from the classic novel and then post our thoughts on, you guessed it –Wednesday! Volume 2 Chapters 8-10 Synopsis: Edgar falls ill soon followed by Nelly.  While Cathrine is very sad […]

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